Dowa is a town located in the Central Region of Malawi. It is the administrative capital of Dowa District. William Kamkwamba, author of The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope, was born and raised in Dowa.
During the 2019 Malawian general election five MPs in Dowa failed to be re-elected but Halima Daud and fellow former deputy minister Abel Kayembe both won back their seats.
Climate Dowa has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen: Cwb).
Demographics Year PopulationWorld Gazetteer: Malawi: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population 1977 2,067 1998 4,493 2008 4,765 2018 7,135
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